G/SPS/N/USA/3150  
4 March 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  HS Code(s): 2501; ICS Code(s): 67  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Unilever; Filing of Food Additive Petition . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-02-25/pdf/2020 -03728.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/USA/20_1532_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing 
that we have filed a petition, submitted by Unilever, proposing that the food additive 
regulati ons be amended to provide for the safe use of potassium iodate in salt added to 
select food categories as a source of dietary iodine.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plan t pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/USA/3150  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) of other body:   
For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to 
https://www.regulations.gov  and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the 
heading of this document, into the "Search " box and follow the prompts, and/or go to the 
Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  
Jason Downey  
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition  
Food and Drug Administration  
5001 Campus Dr.  
College Park  
MD 20740  
Tel: +(1 240) 402 9241  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service,  International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, 
Washington  D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; 
E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov   
Text can be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 85, No. 37, page  10632  or on the internet 
at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-02-25/pdf/2020 -03728.pdf